1999 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Triple Jump
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These are the official results of the Men's Triple Jump
Triple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...

event at the 1999 World Championships
1999 World Championships in Athletics
The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....

in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 39 participating athletes, with the final held on Wednesday 25 August 1999.

Medalists

Gold   Charles Friedek
Charles Friedek
Charles Michael Friedek is a German triple jumper who became world champion in 1999 with a jump of 17.59 metres. He had already won the World Indoor Championships the same year, with an indoor PB of 17.18 metres....


Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 (GER)
Silver   Rostislav Dimitrov
Rostislav Dimitrov
Rostislav Dimitrov is a former triple jumper from Bulgaria, best known for his silver medal at the 1999 World Championships. He originally won the silver medal at the World Indoor Championships the same year, but was disqualified for ephedrin use. His personal best was 17.49...


Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

 (BUL)
Bronze   Jonathan Edwards
Jonathan Edwards (athlete)
Jonathan David Edwards, CBE, is a former British triple jumper. He is a former Olympic, Commonwealth, European and World champion, and has held the world record in the event since 1995....


Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

 (GBR)



Schedule

  • All times are Central European Time
    Central European Time
    Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...

     (UTC+1
    UTC+1
    UTC+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .This time is used in:*Central European Time*West Africa Time*Western European Summer Time**British Summer Time**Irish Standard Time...

    )
    Qualification Round
    Group A Group B
    23.08.1999 – 18:00h 23.08.1999 – 18:00h
    Final Round
    25.08.1999 – 20:05h



Abbreviations

  • All results shown are in metres
    Q automatic qualification
    q qualification by rank
    DNS did not start
    NM no mark
    WR world record
    AR area record
    NR national record
    PB personal best
    SB season best



Qualification

  • Held on Monday 23 August 1999 with the mark set on 17.00 metres (6 + 6 athletes)
    RANK GROUP A DISTANCE
    1. 16.88 m
    2. 16.79 m
    3. 16.73 m
    4. 16.70 m
    5. 16.68 m
    6. 16.67 m
    7. 16.66 m
    8. 16.59 m
    9. 16.54 m
    10. 16.45 m
    11. 16.32 m
    12. 16.30 m
    13. 16.19 m
    14. 15.98 m
    15. 15.91 m
    16. 15.76 m
    17. 15.68 m
    18. 15.64 m
    19. 15.59 m
    NM


RANK GROUP B DISTANCE
1. 17.30 m
2. 17.28 m
3. 17.16 m
4. 17.10 m
5. 17.01 m
6. 17.00 m
7. 16.96 m
8. 16.85 m
9. 16.68 m
10. 16.67 m
11. 16.63 m
12. 16.58 m
13. 16.56 m
14. 16.52 m
15. 16.45 m
16. 16.37 m
17. 16.37 m
18. 16.24 m
19. 15.53 m

Final

RANK FINAL DISTANCE
17.59 m
17.49 m
17.48 m
4. 17.32 m
5. 17.29 m
6. 17.10 m
7. 17.10 m
8. 17.00 m
9. 16.89 m
10. 16.88 m
11. 16.59 m
12. 16.53 m


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